UGA Presents, the University of Georgia’s performing arts series, invites the community to a special film screening of Naqoyqatsi Monday, January 26, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Ciné (234 W. Hancock Avenue, Athens). Naqoyqatsi (2002), with an evocative score by Philip Glass featuring cello soloist Yo-Yo Ma, is the...
Read MoreUGA Presents welcomes the acclaimed Finnish band Frigg to Athens for a high-energy concert Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Frigg brings its unmistakable blend of Nordic folk traditions and global roots influences to the stage. Known for virtuosic string playing, irresistible grooves, and joyful spontaneity, the band has earned international recognition for a sound...
Read MoreUGA Presents welcomes internationally acclaimed pianist Leif Ove Andsnes to Hodgson Concert Hall for the first time Wednesday, January 21 at 7:30 p.m. for an evening that showcases the expressive depth, intellectual rigor, and poetic imagination of the solo piano repertoire. Widely regarded as one of the great pianists of our time, Andsnes brings to Athens a thoughtfully curated program...
Read MoreTickets to a performance make great gifts, but if you want flexibility with your purchase, give a Performing Arts Center gift card this year! Available in any amount, PAC gift cards allow the bearer the option of attending one or more of the many UGA Presents events coming up in the...
Read MoreThe University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, in partnership with the The Georgia Review, is pleased to present a reading by award-winning novelist Hanna Pylväinen on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall (230 River Road, Athens). Admission is free and no tickets are required....
Read MoreUGA Presents invites audiences to savor the holiday season with four vibrant, artistically diverse performances as part of the 2025 Holiday Music Series. Spanning the first three weeks of December, this year’s series brings together acclaimed singers, Celtic folk masters, genre-defying instrumental innovators, and one of the nation’s leading...
Read More“Why I Give” is a recurring series of articles about the people who support the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Meet C. Van and Libby V. Morris. She is the Zell B. Miller distinguished professor of higher education and director emerita of the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education...
Read MoreUGA Presents welcomes the Branford Marsalis Quartet in its return to Hodgson Concert Hall Sunday, November 16, at 7:00 p.m. The concert is centered around Belonging, the group’s acclaimed new release on Blue Note Records. Saxophonist Branford Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. The NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award...
Read MoreThe Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), led by Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann, brings one of the most powerful musical statements ever written to the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center’s Hodgson Concert Hall Friday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. This UGA Presents program culminates with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, “Choral,” a transcendent...
Read More“Their music brilliantly encapsulates flamboyant technical prowess, boundless imagination and instant melodic appeal.”—The Journal of Music The internationally acclaimed Nordic trio Dreamers’ Circus will perform at the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center’s Hodgson Concert Hall on Tuesday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the UGA Presents ’25-’26 season. Hailed as one...
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